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ShrinkGeek vs. The EA SPORTS 30 Day Challenge : Week 2
I’ve made it past the first big milestone in the my experiment with the EA SPORTS Active 30 Day Challenge by completing 10 workouts. As a reward I got a new trophy and an “attaboy” video from Bob Green in which he explained that they were going to be increasing the difficulty of my workouts from this point on. I’m much more comfortable with how the program works and I’m learning the proper way to move to maximize the benefit I’m getting from my workouts.
I don’t want to give the impression that I’ve become a total EA SPORTS Active fanboy I thought I’d take some time this week to share my thoughts on ways I think the game could be improved.
Tropical Themed Expansion Announced For EA SPORTS Active
We here at ShrinkGeek are clearly not the only folks excited about the latest fitness game for the Nintendo Wii, EA SPORTS Active. Nintendo announced on Monday that the game sold more than 600,000 units in the first two weeks of being on the market.
With numbers like that it shouldn’t be much of a surprise to learn that Nintendo is already planning to roll out the first expansion for the game in time for the holiday shopping season.
ShrinkGeek vs. The EA SPORTS Active 30 Day Challenge : Week 1
In addition to the game itself, EA SPORTS Active comes with two additional accessories – A leg strap and a resistance band. My first half an hour or so with the game was spent reading the instructions on how to use these two contraptions. The resistance band has two canvas hand grips that will need to be attached to it but the process is fairly straightforward. The leg strap, however, was a bit more convoluted. I don’t feel it was difficult to figure out at all, but finding the right placement on your leg so that it’s comfortable AND doesn’t slide is a bit tricky (at least it was for me).
Once I proved I was more intelligent than some rubber and velcro I fired up the game itself. EA SPORTS Active does not use the default Mii avatars that are standard in the Nintendo Wii so when you’re setting up your profile you’ll need to create a new one. I don’t consdier this a bad thing, personally. One of the features I do not like about the Nintendo Wii in general is the overly cartoonish facet of the Mii’s and how they dominate many of the games from Nintendo itself. Call it a psychological hang up if you will, but the Mii’s make me feel like I’m playing a game designed for children and it just doesn’t work for me in Wii Fit.
BBC Study Shows American Health Continues To Decline
I recently had the chance to catch Wall-E for the first time with Krystalle thanks to the magic of Netflix-On-Demand through the XBox 360. It was an absolutely delightful film, but I walked away from it slighly troubled by one aspect of the film – The state of humanity thanks to technology. I don’t want to give away too much of the plot, but let’s just say that the advances in technology as depicted in the movie are not quite so beneficial to the overall health of mankind. Wall-E was a very clear warning sign about the dangers of living a pleasure-based disposable lifestyle.
Unfortunately it appears in some ways as though the predictions made in the movie have the potential for coming true.
Taking Strides Towards Fitness With The Nintendo DS
I feel like I need to put a disclaimer out before I write this particular post, and so I shall.
Despite appearances to the contrary this site has not been taken over by the Nintendo Fanboy network.
What sparks me to state that before continuing is that I’m about to heap praise on Nintendo yet again for supporting video games that promote health and fitness. This time, however, they’ve done something that I personally wouldn’t have seen coming. This new contender in the “getting gamers healthy” game is for the Nintendo DS.
Getting “Active” With The Wii
If there is any one console on the market today that has the greatest potential for helping video game fans get in shape it would have to be the Nintendo Wii. The interactive nature of the motion detecting controllers practically forces you to actually get up and move while playing many of the popular games available on that system (I mean, you COULD sit on the couch while playing Tennis in Wii Sports, but that might just make you a toolbox). Nintendo took the fitness potential of the Wii one step further back in 2007 with the release of Wii Fit and the game buying public couldn’t get enough of it. The game and balance board combination was so popular that one creative individual came up with a website just to track when and where it was available. Soon similar games followed, including one from fitness expert Jillian Michaels (of The Biggest Loser fame).
In Defense Of The Walking Dude
When I started out this project I specifically picked a group of folks who I knew had some very different takes on the whole weight loss and fitness field. I did this for a variety of reasons, but primarily I did so because I know there is no such thing as a “one size fits all” solution when it comes to weight loss and fitness and that having multiple perspectives on certain subjects is a great way to help our readership find out what works best for them.
Take, for example, the article that Rafe wrote the other day about doing something other than walking in order to get in your daily exercise. It’s a fine article, and the exercise he mentions certainly seems challenging, but in reading it I felt the need to write a response and give you all the “other side” of the coin.
Two Quick Updates
The Virgin Healthmiles program that I wrote about in this post now has a membership program that individuals can sign up for. The initial fee is $29.99 and that includes the first month, and just like your typical MMORPG there is a monthly fee after that of $12.99. Considering the fact that you can earn up to $500 in rewards in a year you only have to make it to Level 3 to see a “profit” from that in your wallet (and you’d most definitely see one on the scale). For more information check out the information and registration page on the Virgin Healthmiles site.
Virgin Healthmiles Program Offers Free Loot For Exercising
I like free stuff.
Generally speaking, I don’t like exercise.
Oh, I like the way I feel after I’m done exercising and I like the fact that when I exercise on a regular basis I lose weight and have more energy, but as a general rule I don’t sit around my house and think to myself “Gee, what am I going to do tonight? Oh, I know! I’ll exercise!”